Kings Clipstone, 10th July 2016

A good turnout of twenty one for Anny's 10-mile walk starting from the Dog & Duck Pub at Clipstone.  Here are some of Steve's images to remind you.

The walk took in Cavendish Lodge and a pair of ancient carriages, Churn Oak - a site used by religious dissenters in the Middle Ages, Parliament Oak - where King John is reputed to have held a meeting of his barons and St Edwin's Shrine (who founded Edwinstowe) and lastly the magnificent Archway House commissioned by the Duke of Portland.

Kirklington, 26th June 2016

Steve D led twelve of us on this walk ...

... from Kirlington to Maplebeck and Caunton and back through Winkburn.  Tough going in places with very overgrown paths (actually, non-existent paths) especially in the crops of rape and thistles.

St Swithin's Church, Kirklington

The start, next to the church

Hall Farm, leaving Kirklington

Robin Hood Way, NE of Kirklington

The Beehive, Maplebeck - the smallest pub in Nottinghamshire

St Radegund's Church, Maplebeck

Beesthorpe Hall - location for Aufwiedersehen Pet apparently

Caunton windmill

Ford over The Beck, Caunton

The Beck

Jungle of thistles (& rape & nettles)

Recovering from the life in the jungle

Near the end - Hockerton Moor

Barrowby and Stenwith, 18th June 2016

Ten of us completed Dave's 11 mile scenic walk through the East Vale taking in Barrowby, Sedgebrook, Muston and Stenwith.  Here are a few images, courtesy of Sue and Bill.

Departure from Barrowby (All Saints Church)

 'Surprise View'

Coffee break at St Lawence's Church, Sedgebrook

Choice of lunch stop - St John The Baptist Church or The Old Forge Tearooms, Muston

The Old Forge

St John The Baptist Church

Pure 'Norman Thelwell'

Ten set out but ....

All Saints Church, Barrowby

Views over the Vale prior to returning to Barrowby and a visit to The Cakehole tearoom

Dunham on Trent, 13th June 2016

Crossing borders - a level walk ...

... led by Jan and Rab on the Notts and Lincs border, crossing the Trent at Dunham Toll Bridge and the newly reopened Torksey Viaduct - a rare Grade II listed box girder bridge.    A torrential downpour of rain during the last hour didn't dampen our spirits.

Thanks Steve and Bill for the photographs - I hope they are in the right order.

The group congregating at the Green, Dunham on Trent

At coffee break Rab shared sweets to celebrate the Queen's Birthday!

Crossing the Toll Bridge

Walking beside the River Trent (Cottam Power Station across the river)

Torksey 'Castle' - a country manor house dating to the middle of the 16th century

Approaching Torksey

Torksey Lock

Torksey Viaduct  - a rare Grade II listed box girder bridge, recently opend to walkers and cyclists

Lunch on the bridge

Return to Dunham - before the rains came!